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UC students express thoughts on safety around campus

WLWT News 5's Todd Dykes spent time near UC's main campus in Clifton, checking on the mood of students one month after ex-UC police officer Ray Tensing shot and killed Sam DuBose during a traffic stop.

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Updated: 6:29 PM EDT Aug 20, 2015

UC students express thoughts on safety around campus

WLWT News 5's Todd Dykes spent time near UC's main campus in Clifton, checking on the mood of students one month after ex-UC police officer Ray Tensing shot and killed Sam DuBose during a traffic stop.

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Updated: 6:29 PM EDT Aug 20, 2015

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WEBVTT COREY DIED LAST SUNDAY WHEN ASTUNT HE WAS PERFORMING WITH THEARMY GOLDEN KNIGHTS SKYDIVINGTEAM WENT WRONG AT THE CHICAGOAIR SHOW.MIKE: AFTER AN UNEASY SUMMER ONAND OFF THE UC CAMPUS, PEOPLEGETTING READY TO START THE FALSEA MASTER.TODD DYKES'S LIVE WITHTHE MOODOF STUDENTS ONE MONTH AFTER THENEXT -- ANEX-UC COP SHOT ANDKILLED A STUDENT ON CAMPUS.TODD: IN THE DAYS LEADING UPTOTHE FIRST CLASS BELL, IT ISCLEAR THAT STUDENTS AND THEIRPARENTS HAVE HAD A LOT ON THEIRMINDS.IT IS A TIME-HONORED TRADITION.A DAD HOLLERING FOR HELP AS HEMAKES SURE HIS KIDS ARECOMFORTABLE HUNDREDS OF MILESAWAY FROM HOME.THEY LIVE IN NEW JERSEY AND HISSON GARRET IS IN HIS FOURTH YEARAT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI.GARRETT HAS THOUGHT A LOT ABOUTHIS ARM A MODERATE THAT WASROCKED WHEN RAY TENSING SHOT ANDKILLED SAM DEBOSE A FEW BLOCKSFROM CAMPUS.AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION ANDTERRIBLE THAT IT HAPPENED.TODD:CINCY STAYED IN THE QUEENCITY THIS SUMMER AND LIVING OFFCAMPUS, HIS DAD HAS PAID CLOSEATTENTION TO THE CASE AGAINSTTENSING AND UC'S REACTION.INCLUDING THE DECISION TO STOPCONDUCTING TRAFFIC STOPS AWAYFROM CAMPUS.CINCINNATI PDCOMES THROUGHSO OFTEN, HE DID NOT SEEMCONCERNED BY AT.TODD: TRAFFIC STOPS DON'T REALLYMEAN -- TRAFFIC STOPS DON'TREALLY MEAN ANYTHING TO US.EVERY TIME I COME HERE, IFEEL SAFE.I WOULD NOT COME HERE IF IDIDN'T.TODD: SHE PLANS TO PAY MOREATTENTION TO HER BIG BROTHERSSAFETY ADVICE.DON'T WALK ALONE, KEEP ANEYEOVER YOUR SHOULDER, AND BE AWAREOF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.TODD: I HOPED TO SPEAKWITH THEPOLICE CHIEF TODAY TO TALK ABOUTHOW OFFICERS ARE ADJUSTING TO ANEW WAY OF WORKING OFF-CAMPUS.THE SPOKESMAN WAS AWAY FROM THEUNIVERSITY THIS AFTERNOON.SHE DID INDICATE THAT UC CHIEFGOODRICH MAY BE PREPARED TOTALK ABOUT THE SUBJECT AT ALATER TIME.MIKE: WHILE POLICE ARENO LONGERMAKING TRAFFIC STOPS OFF CAPTHIS, THEY ARE STILL PATROLLINGSOME OFF-CAMPUS AREAS IN ANEFFORT TO BOOST POLICEVISIBILITY.

UC students express thoughts on safety around campus

WLWT News 5's Todd Dykes spent time near UC's main campus in Clifton, checking on the mood of students one month after ex-UC police officer Ray Tensing shot and killed Sam DuBose during a traffic stop.